Namibian President Hage Geingob on Wednesday called for public cooperation in efforts to rid the country of gender-based violence (GBV). The president was speaking on the occasion of the inauguration of the new Namibian Police Forensic Science Institute. “Over the past two decades, our country has experienced some gruesome murders, mainly perpetrated against women,” he…
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has convened a stakeholder meeting next week following a recent resurgence of COVID-19 cases. On Wednesday, Kenya reported its highest caseload yet, with 1,018 confirmed cases, bringing the country’s total to 51,851. The east African nation is one of only nine countries in Africa that have reported more than 50,000 COVID-19…
By The Nigerian Voice Oct. 16 2020: Merck Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA Germany announced the winners of “Stay at Home” Media Recognition Awards for Ghana in partnership with Rebecca Akufo-Addo, The First Lady of Ghana and for Nigeria in partnership with Dr Aisha Muhammadu Buhari, The First Lady of Nigeria. The theme of…
A Tunisian health official said on Monday that the rapid increase in COVID-19 cases across Tunisia will lead to saturation of beds in public hospitals by the end of October, Tunis Afrique Presse (TAP) reported. “The continued growth in the number of infections, exceeding 1,300 cases per day, would affect the health system of the…
The number of dead cape fur seals discovered washed ashore Namibia’s Pelican Point Beach in the coastal town of Walvis Bay has risen to more than 7,000 with the numbers also including female adults, Marine Biologist said Monday. According to Ocean Conservation Namibia (OCN) Marine Biologist, Naude Dryer, they have been seeing a lot more…
Rwanda is going to mobilize 699.1 million USD funding from different sources to reduce non-communicable diseases under a five-year strategic plan unveiled on Monday. The plan, which covers a period from 2020 to 2025, aims to ensure that, by 2025, premature death linked to non-communicable diseases is reduced by 25 percent, Rwandan Minister of Health…
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Monday that international cooperation is the only way to defeat the COVID-19 pandemic and the climate emergency. “International cooperation is the only way to defeat the COVID-19 pandemic, the climate emergency, rising inequality and the spreading of hatred,” the UN chief told an informal plenary meeting of the…
Ebere Agozie, a correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria has emerged the winner of Merck Foundation “Stay at Home” awards to raise awareness on COVID-19. Agozie became the winner of the online category in Nigeria with Ishioma Mary of Ventures while Odimegwu Onwumere of the Voice of Nigeria came second in that category. In…
Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Sunday thanked China and Russia for standing by Zimbabwe in its consistent call for the unconditional removal of Western sanctions. In a speech to mark the Southern African Development Community (SADC) anti-sanctions day, Mnangagwa paid tribute to the two countries, SADC, the African Union, and other countries around the globe…
Zimbabwe announced Sunday that it will fill staffing gaps at public schools by recruiting new teachers while intensifying daily assessments of teacher attendance amid faculty strikes. The majority of teachers on strike have not been reporting for duty since schools opened for public examination classes on Sept. 28, demanding a review of their salaries. Public…
